By the Numbers: UFC on Fox 12

This time, Robbie
Lawler was the one who finished the fifth round on top.

Some five months after a late surge in the final championship round
propelled Johny
Hendricks past Lawler and to the welterweight crown, “Ruthless”
regrouped to take a five-round decision over Matt Brown in
the
UFC on Fox 12 headliner on Saturday night in San Jose,
Calif.

Lawler remained poised throughout and seized control of the
170-pound clash as it advanced into deep waters. While Brown was
game, he was unable to muster enough of his usual brand of violence
to put Lawler away.

With the win, Lawler has likely earned a shot at redemption against
Hendricks, who underwent surgery on his right bicep after their
first meeting. Brown, meanwhile, had a seven-fight winning streak
halted but lost little else in a gritty performance. Here is a
by-the-numbers look at UFC on Fox 12, with statistics courtesy of
FightMetric.com.

2: Significant strike advantage for Brown in the
25-minute affair. Brown outlanded his foe 15-to-9 in round two and
30-to-25 in round five. Lawler, meanwhile, held a 17-to-11
significant strike advantage in round three and a 9-to-6 edge in
round four. Both fighters landed 20 significant strikes in the
opening stanza.

41: Combined significant strikes landed to the
body (28) and legs (13) by Brown. By comparison, Lawler landed 16
strikes to the body (13) and legs (3) of his opponent.

71: Significant strikes to the head landed by
Lawler. Brown, meanwhile, landed 48 significant strikes to the
head.

4: Knockouts due to strikes in less than a minute
in UFC competition for Anthony
Johnson, the most such finishes in promotion history. “Rumble”
scored a devastating stoppage of Antonio
Rogerio Nogueira just 44 seconds into their light heavyweight
encounter. Johnson has also made quick work of Yoshiyuki
Yoshida (41 seconds), Tom Speer (51
seconds) and Chad Reiner
(13 seconds) in the Octagon. All three of triumphs came at
welterweight.

36: Combined significant strikes landed by Johnson
in those four abbreviated victories. The high: 15 significant
strikes in a 51-second win over Burns at the “TUF 8” Finale. The
low: three significant strikes landed in a 13-second demolition of
Chad
Reiner at UFC Fight Night 10.

539: Days since Nogueira’s last Octagon
appearance, a decision victory against Rashad
Evans at UFC 156. Prior to that, “Minotoro” had a 420-day
layoff between a first-round stoppage of Tito Ortiz at
UFC 133 and his bout with Evans.

7: Consecutive victories for Dennis
Bermudez, who submitted Clay Guida
with a rear-naked choke 2:57 into the second round of their
145-pound tussle. That streak is currently the longest in the UFC’s
featherweight division.

4:15:42: Total Octagon time in the career of
Clay
Guida, No. 8 in UFC history behind Gleison
Tibau (4:18:38). “The Carpenter” spent a total 7:57 in the
Octagon against Bermudez.

0: Takedowns allowed by Means, in three attempts
against Perpetuo. In his previous three Octagon forays, “The Dirty
Bird” had been taken down a total of 15 times.

3: Significant strikes landed by Brian
Ortega before he was able to submit Mike de la
Torre with a rear-naked choke 1:39 into the opening frame of
their featherweight clash. De La Torre landed six significant
strikes in defeat.